Applause Productions was awesome to work with for our Labadie, MO wedding. We were planning to just use an iPod to self DJ our DIY wedding, but in the end we broke down and began looking for a DJ a few months before our date. Applause Productions provided ceremony, cocktail/dinner and dancing DJ services (5 hours total and set up two hours before) at a great price. They have an online PayPal payment system which made it easy pay our deposit and then final total. They arrived on time (two hours before our ceremony start time) to set up with sound, lights and a disco ball. Cole, our DJ, was nicely dressed, professional and very friendly to work with. I was able to chat with him about what I wanted and he accommodated our request to play straight from our pre-provided song list, which isn't their norm as they usually go off of a genre/style of your choosing and pick the songs themselves. If you are doing DIY and choosing between iPod playlists versus a DJ, one thing I will say is that the DJ almost acts as a wedding coordinator to make sure the ceremony songs go smoothly and play at the right time and that announcements are made like dinner, last call for food, first dances, cutting the cake, etc. For us this was a huge plus. At the end of the night Cole and his helper even helped us move a few things as we were cleaning up and made sure to ask if we needed anything else, how the day was for us, etc. I would highly recommend Cole and Applause Productions. read more

Applause was incredible to work with. They are very reasonably priced for the EXCELLENT quality they provide!! We utilized their DJ, videography, photobooth, and uplighting/monogram services, and each one delivered! The photobooth was a HOOT for everyone (half the Christmas cards we received were photos from the fisheye booth!), the DJ was on point, and the videos we got back quickly after were incredible. We shed a tear every time we watch the highlight reel! Applause was respectful, flexible, responsive, and on top of every detail. I can't thank them enough for what that wonderful team did for us. Thanks again!! read more

Applause productions did an amazing job at our wedding!!! We had them do videography, dj, and the monogram. Every service was so awesome and they were so easy to communicate with and so fun! They were a pleasure to work with from start to finish! We were truly amazed by their talent with the drone and with our video! Couldnt be happier! read more

I used Applause for DJ and video services at my wedding at Little Piney Lodge in November 2019. After searching and looking at many DJ and video companies, I found Applause and they were the whole package, making my life so much easier. Booking with Amanda was a breeze. I had a ton of questions and she worked with me to find the package that was best. I used them for our ceremony sound and audio as well and everything turned out great. We didn't have to worry about anything. Amanda, John and Abby arrived to set-up and immediately started filming. They worked so well with my photographer. Everything felt so natural, you couldn't even tell they were there. The shots they got were amazing and I can't say enough about the drone footage. Our video turned out amazing and I've gotten so much wonderful feedback from my friends and family. What's even better is you don't just get a sneak peak and a highlight video- you get full footage of your ceremony and reception. I LOVED being able to share our highlights with everyone and watch the full ceremony with my husband and family. It was amazing being able to relive those moments. Nothing felt fake or rehearsed. I had a specific timeline I wanted for our reception and Amanda made sure they got everything and more. John was the BEST DJ/EMCEE- I was worried because I've been to and in weddings where names are pronounced wrong, people are skipped, and events are missed- I had nothing to worry about. Everything was on queue and the timing was perfect. We made a list of songs that were our 'must haves' and songs we liked or that were requested from our guests- and John took it from there. We had a packed dancefloor the entire night which was exactly what we wanted. I am so lucky and thankful to have booked Applause and highly recommend doing so if you're questioning it. read more

John was our DJ and he was very professional and kind. They were very considerate to our music interests and also played a lot of music that got A LOT of people out onto the dance floor. They did a video for us and the drone footage was great! Also had the fisheye photobooth and that was very popular with guests. Our wedding was at Haue Valley which they know very well so they knew exactly how to set up and everything. read more

My husband and I booked Applause Productions for our wedding on March 11, 2017 on a whim and WOW are we glad we did! Prior to booking with them, having a videographer was sadly at the bottom of our budget and I wasn't sure if we would be able to swing it. Most of the couples I knew who had recently gotten married skipped videography and all of them told me "I really wanted it, but honestly we probably would never watch the videos and it just wasn't in our budget". I was starting to agree with them just because of the pricing scales I had witnessed, but let me tell you all of those people were DEAD WRONG! If this is where you stop reading, let me assure you my husband and I have watched our FULL video nearly 6 times through and we have only been married a little under 2 months. We still hadn't booked a DJ when I came across Applause. I discovered them on my wedding venue's blog from another couple's wedding who had used them as well. I watched a couple of their videos and looked into their DJ services and instantly fell in love! I contacted them only to discover they were running a BOGO (Buy One Get One) deal at the time. If we purchased videography for $1500 our DJ would be free!! We had only exchanged one e-mail at the time, but I booked them instantly without even meeting them and I am SO SO SO happy that we did! A couple of days before our wedding Amanda called me to review any last minute details consisting of our daily timeline, specifics on our wedding party, songs to play and songs NOT to play, etc. On the day of our wedding Amanda and their crew met us at our venue around 11:00 AM and didn't leave our sides until the END of our reception at 11:00 PM! John was working a second wedding the same day as ours, however our DJ had been trained under John and was AWESOME! He kept everyone on their feet all night and really played off the crowd when choosing what song to play next. We opted not to use their props just based on our own preferences but you should know they do have props that they offer to provide. A day after our wedding they posted screen grabs from what they had recorded, a day or two after that they posted a Sneak Peek film, about two-weeks later they posted our 10 minute highlight film which includes everything from us getting ready, to parts of the ceremony, and parts of the reception. Our day was very jam packed and so John and Amanda requested to meet up with us following the wedding in order to record us reading our letters which they included in our highlight film. Amanda PERSONALLY dropped off our copies of our videos to ensure that we got them. We received 4 copies (2 DVD and 2 BluRay) of our Ceremony AND 4 copies (2 DVD and 2 BluRay) of our Reception + Highlight Film. I could go ON AND ON AND ON about how pleased we were with this company. I would book them over and over again and have referred ALL of my recently engaged friends to them. You honestly just can't go wrong if you choose Applause Productions! read more

The service from applause productions was top notch from reaching out for pricing to letting us know the status of our video. We initially hired them for just photobooth and DJ but they worked with us on pricing and due to our date not being a peak date we were able to add videography to our budget. Amanda was a pleasure to work with and worked with us on the custom monogram so it would match other elements of our reception and John was a joy to work with all day long and worked well with the photographer for coordinating so no ones "toes" were stepped on. Our guests greatly enjoyed the photobooth and DJ at our reception, and the process for providing song info was super easy. We were well informed of what was going on with our preview and video while we waited for them to be finished and greatly appreciated getting to see the preview prior to it being shared to social media. While we will love having our vows on video to watch whenever, we really loved getting to see the reception footage since it seemed like the reception flew by so fast so it was nice to see how much fun our guests had. I would not hesitate to recommend this vendor. read more

( I regret waiting so long to do this review.. ) As my one year of marriage approaches, I am looking back on all my pictures and videos. I am BAWLING watching my wedding recap video right now. They captured everything the wedding was from the love, fun, sarcasm, and tears. That was only 8 minutes of our 24hr day! We also received that video around 2 days after our wedding and got to enjoy it on our honeymoon. I was really cautious of picking of videography because I did not want shakiness and I wanted them to capture the feeling. Applause was seriously perfect. The video is amazing smooth and I cry every time I watch the videos. Not only did I recieve a recap video that shows me getting ready, first look, getting married, reception, and dancing; I got the whole raw footage of the ceremony and 3 hours of the reception. I literally have everything from our wedding day. I also had them for DJ. I have friends and family still talking about how fun our wedding was. They played really obscure songs for the ceremony (piano versions of punk rock music), played extra music I didnt know about that add an extra special touch to our wedding, played a joke on me when I had my first dance with my dad, and kept the party alive all night by playing a mix from the 80s-2019s. I recommend this company 100%. They are amazing and I am so glad they were a major part of our wedding. P.S. If you are having your wedding at Haue Valley, please book Applause. I had zero stress with the two major parts of my wedding and they knew exactly how to so things at this venue. read more